• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Sparks-Withington Co., (Sparton); Jackson, Michigan

• Year
• 1949

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 58886

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• Number of Tubes
• 9

• Valves / Tubes
• 6BA6 6BE6 7A7 7AG7 7AG7 7B6 6AL5 7B5 5Y3GT

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 456/10700 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (BC) and FM or UHF.

• Details
• Record Player (perh.Changer)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110 - 120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 9.25 inch = 23.5 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Sparton 1040 Ch= 9L8 [-] - Sparks-Withington Co., Sparton

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• Notes
• The Sparks Model Sparton 1040 is an AC Operated 9 Tube AM/FM Superheterodyne Receiver with Loop Antenna.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (6th edition)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 5-49, Set 62, Folder 19)

• Other Models

• Here you find 817 models, 365 with images and 754 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Sparks-Withington Co., (Sparton); Jackson, Michigan